China's banned memory-maker CXMT unveils surprising new chipmaking capabilities despite crushing US export restrictions â DDR5-8000 and LPDâŚ
But can it make them in decent volumes?
FBI Couldnât Get into WaPo Reporterâs iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At leâŚ
New Epstein files reveal contact with Bitcoin dev Andresen before CIA briefing
Two days before Gavin Andresenâs controversial decision to discuss Bitcoin at the CIA, Jeffrey Epstein wanted to call him.
U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel, as Trump expands control over private sector
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in chipmaker Intel.
Docker or Proxmox? Something else entirely?
New server has been acquired. Debian 13 has been installed.
GS308EP switches have been acquired and installed.
Now, Iâm working to migrate to the new machine. 3 1/2 years ago when I started
futzing with Docker, I sorta âŚ
This long-term data storage will last 14 billion years
: SPhotoix moves its 5D Memory Crystal cold storage tech closer to deployment in data centers
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Approval emails for new users
Admin notification emails, and ADMIN_NOTIFICATION variable for determining maximum notification frequency
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Windows Update is a torture chamber for seldom-used PCs
Opinion: Microsoft punishes you for updating infrequently
Never doubt the commitment of horse-girl fans: Umamusume cosplayers are having actual races at tracks around the world
Real-life races have taken place in Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, and the US.
TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the toâŚ
Plumping, also referred to as âenhancingâ or âinjecting,â is the process by which some poultry companies inject raw chicken meat with saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract, water and additives,[1] or some combinatioâŚ
TIL that China have all-boys classes within co-ed schools, often established to address the academic and behavioral "lagging" of boys compaâŚ
Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world's top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging girls.
Used EV sales spike alongside gas prices
The market for new cars has slumped as Americans look for deals on used EVs.
'It doesnât catch fire': Why Chinaâs "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars
New sodium battery technology creates an internal barrier that helps prevent battery fires
Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour
Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull'
A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
A single threat actor used Claude and ChatGPT to compromise nine Mexican government agencies and steal hundreds of millions of citizen recoâŚ
A single threat actor compromised nine Mexican government agencies and stole hundreds of millions of citizen records.
OpenAI backs an Illinois bill shielding AI labs from liability, even for âcritical harmsâ like 100+ deaths or $1B+ in damage, if they publiâŚ
The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liableâeven in cases where their products cause âcritical harm.â
TIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyes
Combined Inventory of Ingredients Employed in Cosmetic Products (2000) and Revised Inventory (2006) from the scientific committee on cosmetic products and non-food products intended for consumers - SCCNFP/0389/00 Final âŚ
Bluesky's new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J.D. Vance
More than 125,000 Bluesky users have blocked Attie in just a few days, sending a strong message from the user base.
PS5 Price increase collapses PlayStation console sales in Japan, with Xbox gaining
If Japan is any indication, buyers worldwide are avoiding PlayStation consoles. Following the latest PS5 and PS5 Pro price increase, the systems experienced a dramatic decline in weekly sales. With the Xbox Series X makâŚ
In the Wake of Anthropicâs Mythos, OpenAI Has a New Cybersecurity Modelâand Strategy
OpenAI says its safeguards âÂÂsufficiently reduce cyber riskâ for now, while GPT-5.4-Cyber is a new cybersecurity-focused model.
TIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibawâs claim to tâŚ
The 1879 massacre at Mandalay Palace (Burmese: áááá ááášáááąá¸áááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áá°áááşáá˝á˛), occurred on 13, 15 and 17 February 1879 (8th, 10th and 12th waning days of Tabodwe, 1240 M.E.) at the Mandalay Palace. It was one of the mosâŚ
Fully programmable microrobots operate at cellular scale using nanowatt power
New cell-scale robots can sense their environment, compute decisions, and move independently without magnetic or ultrasonic control systems.
You Can Now Selfhost Your Own Community or Build Your Own Platform on Our Open Source P2P Social Media Protocol
Bitsocial is an open-source peer-to-peer network for social apps, with no servers, no global bans, where users and communities are cryptographic property.
Snowflake customers hit in data theft attacks after SaaS integrator breach
Over a dozen companies have suffered data theft attacks after a SaaS integration provider was breached and authentication tokens stolen.
New Mexico's Meta Ruling and Encryption - Schneier on Security
Mike Masnick points out that the recent New Mexico court ruling against Meta has some bad implications for end-to-end encryption, and security in general: If the âdesign choices create liabilityâ framework seems worryinâŚ
Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.
A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.
What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo's sweeping layoffs
Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.
Report: EU Commission wants to involve US more closely in tech regulation
A committee is to improve dialogue between the EU and the USA on tech regulation. Differences of opinion are to be discussed there in the future.
Self-Hosted Offline EAS Alerts Over Meshtastic with RTL-SDR
Contribute to RCGV1/Meshtastic-SAME-EAS-Alerter development by creating an account on GitHub.
Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss
Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected
This programmer wants to use your phone to fight ICE
Sherman Austin's text alerts are powering community defense.
Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord- Ars Technica
Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.
Pulling application credentials from Authentik with External-Secrets Webhook Provider
Using Authentik as a Kubernetes External-Secrets provider using webhooks
Borderlands 4 for Nintendo Switch 2 likely axed, as Take-Two says itâs âpausedâ development | VGC
Publisher makes âdifficult decisionâ after the Nintendo version was mysteriously delayed last yearâŚ
Italian television channel does DLSS 5 haters a favor by broadcasting footage from reveal trailer, then copyright striking Nvidia's own YouâŚ
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The Triple-i Initiative 2026 Premiere
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TIL about the word "instar" and how it refers to the developmental stages of arthropods
An instar (/ËÉŞnstÉËr/ â; from Latin ÄŤnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached.[1] Arthropods must shed tâŚ
Starfield on PS5 Pro is the best it's ever been, but it's still Starfield | RPG Site
We revisit Starfield on PS5 Pro to see how much it has improved since launch and what sort of upgrade the PS5 Pro delivers compared to PS5, Xbox, and more.
Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models
The lawsuit claims that Apple "improperly circumvented" YouTube's platform protections to scrape videos.
Black & White at 25: how Lionhead's hairbrained, stoner-powered game design became the harbinger of modern AI
Peter Molyneux, Google DeepMind's Richard Evans, and more on the making and legacy of Black & White as it turns 25.
The Tragic Beauty of Majora's Mask
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TIL:despite cracking down traditional views, Mao Zedong allegedly had many sexual relationships with young women, which he viewed through aâŚ
The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician is a memoir by Li Zhisui, one of the physicians to Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, which was first published in 1994.âŚ
TIL that British india(British Raj) have a significant role in British-Qing opium trade as Indian farmers produced opium poppy in large nâŚ
The colonial government's trade in opium devastated Indian farmers, new research shows.
Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range â Moroccan engineer deâŚ
If you can't afford one, build it yourself.
Phubbing Explained: Stop This Rude Phone Behavior | HuffPost Life
Etiquette experts break down this egregious behavior â and what to do about the "phubbers" in your life.
Tech Otakus Save The World â Robotics;Notes Elite â Review
Kaito and Akiho, two students of the Robot Club, want to build a giant robot, and their version of Japan loves robotics! Sadly, they are the only members left in the club, which is in danger of beiâŚ
Anthropicâs latest AI model could let hackers carry out attacks faster than ever. It wants companies to put up defenses first | CNN Business
Anthropic will make its new AI model available to some of the worldâÂÂs biggest cybersecurity and software firms in an effort to slow the arms race ignited by AI in the hands of hackers, Anthropic said Tuesday.
What is the Shortest Possible Ride in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2?
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Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from ChiâŚ
U.S. still depends on China, despite years of onshoring efforts.